She-Devil Page #7

Synopsis: Ruth is a wife and mother who tries to please her husband (Bob) but finds him pulling away and spending more time at the office than at home. When he begins an affair with a famous romance novelist (Mary) and leaves Ruth to raise their kids, she decides she's had enough of playing nice docile housewife. Ruth endeavors to show Bob and Mary the truth about themselves and each other, while creating a new successful life of her own.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Susan Seidelman
Production: 20th Century Fox
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
PG-13
Year:
1989
99 min
1,182 Views


Swiss bank accounts, Bob!

Mary!

I'm glad this has happened!

Because now I can

see the real you....

You greedy son of a b*tch!

I want you out of my life!

Oh, and... you're fired!

Patchett... Patchett..Patchett.

It's judge Phillips.

I sure can!

Oh, it's no problem!

For you, anything!

Yes!

The job is working out

very well!

It's just wonderful!

I can't begin to thank you!

Oh. I'm so glad

to hear that, dear!

Goodbye!

This judge is a very expensive guy,

look he loves to...

Let me ask you, is there

a conflict of interest...

I'm asking you

as a lawyer...

Can we take him out

to dinner after, go to Ruban D'Or?

Well, better be Peter Luger.

Fine!

I'm buying...

Absolutely brilliant!

All rise!

How do I look?

You look great!

How do you feel?

Fine!

Please be seated.

Case number 64-84,

People vs. Patchett.

Honorable Judge Brown presides.

It is true that the defendant

has no criminal record...

And is a well respected member

of the community...

But the fact remains

that the defendant stole...

Large sums of money

from his clients.

In doing so

Mr. Patchett has...

Not only broken

a sacred trust...

He has shaken the public's faith...

In accountants, everywhere.

This Court therefore will fine

Robert Patchett...

250,000 dollars...

And orders him to serve

a prison term of...

18 months.

She's... she's kidding, right?

You promised me

all would be okay!

I'm really sorry, Bob.

If we had Judge Phillips...

No problem!

Hey, why don't you

hear to have judge...

And all us together for

a round of golf...

I'll be free in, say, 18 months!

Come on!

Come on!

Easy!

- Easy!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Ruth!

Ruth! Is that you?

Ruth!

It's my wife!

Ruth!

Where have you been?

- All right, come on, let's go!

- You got to help me!

That's Ruth!

Ruth!

Help me!

Poor Bob!

I almost felt sorry for him!

Almost!

Mary Fisher no longer

wants her palace by the sea.

She doesn't love

my husband anymore either...

And these days...

Bob is growing accustomed

to a very different lifestyle.

Hey, what's burning?

My lasagna!

Oh, sh*t!

What the hell are you doing

now, Patchett?

I don't understand.

I've only had it in for 20 minutes!

You jerk!

You put it in at 5,25 minutes

when it's supposed to be at 3,50.

Hey, I'm really sorry!

You Patchett, you go a visitor!

Get out of here!

Hey, daddy!

It's daddy!

Nicolette, Andy, come here!

I've missed you!

I've missed you both!

How are you doing?

I count the days!

Hello, Ruth!

Hello, Bob!

Thanks for bringing the kids.

How are you doing?

You look great!

Thanks, you look good too.

I'm all right, I guess!

I got a lot of time

on my hands.

Look, I realize you and the kids

have to have a lot to talk about...

So I'll leave you alone.

So long, Ruth, thanks again!

Sure, Bob!

Hey, Ruth!

I get out

in a couple of months.

Maybe I can come visit,

cook you all dinner!

That'd be nice.

Hey!

Here you got,

I made you some cookies.

Give them a try!

Be honest, tell me exactly

what you think.

- They're good, Dad!

- Are you serious?

- Yes...

- Do you mean it?

I was worried,

I thought you may not like them!

People can change.

That's why

you can't give up on them.

Even Mary Fisher.

We are here with...

Mary Fisher.

And she is the former

romance novelist.

Now, Mary has just

written a new book...

And this is something

that is very different.

It's called:

'Trust and Betrayal'

And it's subtitled...

A docunovel of love,

money and skepticism.

Thank you very much

for joining us this morning!

Thank you, Sally.

It's very nice to be here.

Now, let's see,

this was about...

A year and a half ago...

That your last novel

was published...

- And it was...

- A complete and utter flop!

Yes!

We may as well be blunt!

But the new book

has gotten...

Fabulous reviews....

Yes, it's has, yes.

Anf from the serious...

Critics.

And this is a real

departure for you...

From anything that

you ever...

Yes, people can change.

Of course you

can't expect miracles!

- Thank you, Miss. Fisher.

- A pleasure.

Could you make it out

to Douglas?

To Douglas...

With thanks...

Mary Fisher.

How shall I inscribe it?

Would you sign it...

To Ruth?

To Ruth...

With thanks...

Mary...

Fisher.

Thank you!

Could you inscribe it

to Alain, please?

Bien sur!

Your grasp of the

post-modern metaphors...

Is wonderful, Mrs. Fisher...

Oh, no, no, no...

Miss. Fisher!

Please...

Call me... Mary.

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